{"id":137411,"date":"2026-06-02T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-201920"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:30:00","slug":"round-up-the-reviews-are-in-for-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-on-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/02\/round-up-the-reviews-are-in-for-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-on-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy VII Rebirth On Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/acb9199d4b025\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/acb9199d4b025\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"acb9199d4b025\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/acb9199d4b025\/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/acb9199d4b025\/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Square Enix<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It feels like just yesterday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade\">Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade<\/a> launched on Switch 2, but here we are, a mere five months later, and the sequel is almost here too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth\">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth<\/a> launches on our beloved hybrids on 3rd June (that&#8217;s tomorrow!), and today, we can get an idea of what the full game has in store as the reviews start rolling in.<\/p>\n<p>We had a great time with the sequel here at Nintendo Life, granting it an 8\/10 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch-2\/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth\">our review<\/a> and calling it &#8220;a tremendous addition to the growing Switch 2 catalogue&#8221;, despite some tech issues. Here&#8217;s a snippet of our thoughts, followed by the link to the full review:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Though there are some noticeable performance and visual concessions, these ultimately don\u2019t detract enough from the game&#8217;s quality to derail the experience. I\u2019d absolutely recommend you pick this up if you consider yourself a fan of JRPGs &#8211; Square Enix knocked this one out of the park, and it more than deserves a spot in your library<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:201536 @ 1780421431 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Of course, we&#8217;re not the only ones with a review out there, so below we&#8217;ve rounded up a handful of &#8217;em to show the spread of opinions across the web. And yes, the following are only about the Switch 2 version \u2014 you&#8217;ll find no PS5 or PC thoughts in here!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll kick things off with a meaty 9.5\/10 from <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingboulevard.com\/2026\/06\/review-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-nintendo-switch-2\/\">Gaming Boulevard<\/a>, describing Rebirth as one of Switch 2&#8217;s &#8220;defining showcase titles&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Rebirth isn\u2019t merely another major third-party release arriving on Nintendo hardware. It\u2019s proof that the platform can host modern blockbuster RPGs without sacrificing their identities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rpgamer.com\/review\/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-switch-2-review\/\">RPGamer<\/a> was similarly optimistic in its 4.5\/5 review, with the performance being the only minor sticking point:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Technical compromises aside, <em>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth<\/em> stands as one of the best RPGs currently available on Switch 2 and a hugely impressive new realization of a classic that already defined the genre decades ago.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgmagonline.com\/review\/game\/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-nsw2\/\">CGMagazine<\/a> came in with a marginally lower 8.5\/10:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I still think this is a must-play; <em>Rebirth<\/em> is one of the best games of the current generation, and even with its warts here, it deserves to be experienced by lapsed <em>Final Fantasy<\/em> fans or avid JRPG players alike.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Much like us, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth\/nintendo-switch-2-review\">Pocket Tactics<\/a> gave Rebirth an 8\/10, and described the port as the &#8220;superior way to play portably&#8221; over the Steam Deck:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m primarily a portable gamer, meaning I&#8217;m much more forgiving of ropey graphics and framerate drops, so I happily completed Rebirth, and if I ever choose to do another replay, it will definitely be on the Switch 2.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Finally, <a href=\"https:\/\/cogconnected.com\/review\/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-switch-2-review\/\">COGconnected<\/a> rounds us out with an 80\/100, pointing to many of the performance pitfalls outlined above:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Rather than obsessing over what\u2019s running at what framerate, I found myself instantly sucked into the game once more. It takes no time at all to forget that I\u2019m playing a port. Which is high praise, especially for a Nintendo console.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr>\n<p>Everyone seems pretty positive, no? The Switch 2 port currently sits at an 86 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth\/critic-reviews\/?platform=nintendo-switch-2\">Metascore<\/a> based on 27 reviews \u2014 a notable drop from the 92 of its PS5 counterpart, but perfectly respectful nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:201536,200601,200612 @ 1780421431 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Will you be checking out FFVII Rebirth on Switch 2? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Square Enix It feels like just yesterday that Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade launched on Switch 2, but here we are, a mere five months later, and the sequel is almost here too. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launches on our beloved hybrids on 3rd June (that&#8217;s tomorrow!), and today, we can get an idea [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}